Franklin man charged with 5 handgun offenses

FRANKLIN (Somerset) – A township man is being held in Somerset County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail after police found five guns under his mattress, authorities said.

Kyle Wade, 22, has been charged with three counts of possessing a handgun without a license and two counts of possessing a defaced handgun. Wade was arrested Friday.

On July 11, after an informant told police that Wade had been seen retrieving weapons for use in a possible gang incident, police went to a Battle Place home where Wade was staying, according to an affidavit filed in Superior Court.

The landlord told police that Wade was staying in an upstairs bedroom. The landlord gave permission to go into the bedroom, where they found the three guns loaded with bullets under the mattress, the affidavit said.